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BBC Online has an article on Muslim comics in America entitled Dark humor for dark times. Here's a sample: One of the best of the Muslim comics is a woman called Tissa Hami who was born in Iran but who lives and works in Boston. She took to the stage after 11 September, 2001, to [...]
Sun, October 17 2004 » Main Page » Comments Off
Two must-reads today: the NYT endorses John Kerry for president, and Ron Suskind's magazine piece on George Bush's faith. But may I also belatedly draw your attention to Frank Rich's Will We Need a New 'All The President's Men'? It talks about the hardball approach the Bush administration has taken to managing the news and [...]
Sun, October 17 2004 » Main Page » Comments Off
I saw a few references to this clip: David Akin pointed to it on CAJ-L, as did the PastPeak blog — among many others. But I’ll add my voice to the chorus: It was a remarkably honest dialogue — well, one way, at least — between Daily Show host Jon Stewart with Paul Begala and Tucker [...]